Internal Medicine’s Virtual Grand Rounds presentation for Thursday, June 30, 2022, will be: Pulmonary Embolism Beyond Anticoagulation 12:00-1:00pm Thursday, June 30, 2022 Kevin Doerschug MD, MS, Clinical Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine Click this link on Thursday just before noon to join the presentation: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/97272584623 This Grand Rounds presentation will be recorded and […]
Meet Our APPs: Nanette Brokaw, MSN, FNP-BC
We are pleased to present the next in our weekly series introducing you to Internal Medicine’s Advanced Practice Providers. In addition to sharing information about where they work in the department, we asked them each to tell us a little bit about their “Why” (the sustaining pull for their work) and what relaxes them. (Read […]
Role of Integrins in Modulating Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity and Vascular Remodeling: From Expression to Therapeutic Implications
Article: Role of Integrins in Modulating Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity and Vascular Remodeling: From Expression to Therapeutic Implications Authors: Manish Jain, Anil K Chauhan Journal: Cells. 2022 Feb 13;11(4):646. doi: 10.3390/cells11040646. Abstract: Smooth muscle cells (SMCs), present in the media layer of blood vessels, are crucial in maintaining vascular homeostasis. Upon vascular injury, SMCs show […]
Gastroenterology Fellowship Graduation, 2022
Members of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology wove their way through the halls of the Hyatt Regency to find the rest of their colleagues and friends ready to celebrate the end of another academic year and four worthy graduates of their Gastroenterology Fellowship. Arriving guests helped themselves to refreshments and caught up with each […]
Vogelgesang to step down as Immunology Division Director
After eight years as Director of the Division of Immunology and nearly three decades of service to the University of Iowa, Scott Vogelgesang, MD, has announced his intention to retire. Effective July 1, Benjamin Davis, MD, PhD, will serve as Interim Division Director while a nationwide search is conducted for Vogelgesang’s permanent replacement. Our thanks to […]
Davis named Interim Director of the Division of Immunology
The message below was sent to the Department of Internal Medicine earlier today. I am pleased to announce that Benjamin Davis, MD, PhD, clinical associate professor of internal medicine in immunology and of pediatrics, has accepted the role of Interim Director for the Division of Immunology, which includes allergy, immunology, and rheumatology services, effective July […]
Online presentation: Targeting Weight Loss in Diabetes: Role of Nutrition and Lifestyle – June 23, 2022
Internal Medicine’s Virtual Grand Rounds presentation for Thursday, June 23, 2022, will be: Targeting Weight Loss in Diabetes: Role of Nutrition and Lifestyle 12:00-1:00pm thursday, June 23, 2022 Lisa S. Chow MD, MS, Professor and Division Director, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Minnesota Click this link on Thursday just before noon to […]
Chauhan named Director of Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
Anil Chauhan, MTech, PhD, professor in Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantatin, will bring his record of discovery in the field of hematology and his strength as a mentor both to bear in his new role as Director of Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. Division Director Mohammed Milhem, MBBS, said, “Dr. Chauhan has an impressive […]
Meet Our APPs: Brian Wayson, ARNP
We are pleased to present the next in our weekly series introducing you to Internal Medicine’s Advanced Practice Providers. In addition to sharing information about where they work in the department, we asked them each to tell us a little bit about their “Why” (the sustaining pull for their work) and what relaxes them. (Read […]
Westlawn Open Wellness (WOW) Room Open House
All are invited to an open house for the Westlawn Open Wellness (WOW) Room (2116 Westlawn), being held on Thursday, July 14, from 6:30 am to 6 pm. Refreshments will be provided throughout the day and attendees will be able to tour the space. Attendees can also obtain a raffle ticket in which the winner […]